The size of the car has no influence on how much comfort a rearfacing seat takes away in front. The adults in the front seats and the car interior are the determining factors. A large car might not have heaps of room in the passenger area. A small car can have good room for a rearfacing seat
Some photos are taken at car dealerships.

Some of the photos taken at car dealships include “Yours Truely” in order to give a better indication for the leg space for a 180 cm tall person. That is 5ft 11″.

Photos are used with kind permission from parents and car dealerships.

This family had 1 13 month old 10 kg daughter. They had paid a rather unsuccesfull visit to a shop with the Besafe Izi Combi X3 in stock. The Besafe Izi Combi X3 isofix seat was put into the backseat of the car without being installed and tether straps for the non-isofix version could not be installed without removing the front seat from the car. So they contacted me.

Mother was 174 cm tall and the father was 190 cm tall. They were expecting again.

They were hesitant to get isofix because of the slope in the backseats, which was quite significant. However, the high position of the isofix points in the car level the isofix mounted seats, so they do get a decent recline.

The seat was installed both reclined as well as upright in order to meassure space requirements for both configurations. The position in both modes was good.

Space requirements was good for both parents. The heigh adjustment feature in the front seat came in handy to give the passenger there a comfortable ride.

The tether straps can be installed in both the front seat runners as well as in the front seat itself.

The girl could be safely fastend in the seat and she was comfortable in it.